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	health Daily update ⋅ December 9, 2020
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	The New York Times Pfizer's Vaccine Offers Strong Protection After First Dose The New York Times WASHINGTON — The coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech provides strong protection against Covid-19 within about 10 days of the first dose, according to documents published on Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration before a meeting ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN US has to overcome Covid-19 denial and pull together, Fauci says CNN (CNN) Dr. Anthony Fauci wants people who still believe Covid-19 is a hoax to know it's real and that the US needs everyone to get behind public health measures. Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times In Britain, a Simple 'Jab' Opens a New Front in the Coronavirus Battle The New York Times CARDIFF, Wales — It was a simple thing. A swipe with an alcohol pad, a tiny needle prick in the upper arm and the application of a small Band-Aid. But the health care workers receiving a new coronavirus vaccine here on Tuesday, among the first in Britain, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Get to know Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Biden's CDC director pick CNN (CNN) When Dr. Rochelle Walensky began her career at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in the mid-1990s, finding ways to take on the HIV/AIDS epidemic was an urgent medical priority. That challenge motivated Walensky to devote her career to the treatment of ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News FDA releases details on Pfizer vaccine's effectiveness against COVID-19 CBS News Documents released by U.S. regulators Tuesday confirmed that Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine was strongly protective against COVID-19 — offering the world's first detailed look at the evidence behind the shots. The Food and Drug Administration ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Help! How Can I Help My Toddler Wear a Mask on a Plane? The New York Times At some point this winter, my wife and I are hoping to take our daughter to visit her grandparents on the West Coast. We live in New Jersey and haven't seen my folks in more than a year. Our daughter will turn 2 in January and has no experience wearing a ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Allergy warning for Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine after UK health workers with allergy history suffer reaction CNN London (CNN) People with a "significant history of allergic reactions" should not be given the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, UK health authorities said Wednesday, after two healthcare workers had symptoms after receiving a shot the day before. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times As UK Begins Vaccinations, a Glimpse of Life After Covid The New York Times LONDON — In March, the emergency room doctor was bedridden with the first case of the coronavirus among his colleagues at a hospital in Wales. Within weeks, he was back in scrubs, tending to a crush of ill, breathless patients. On Tuesday, after having ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Britain rolls out the Pfizer vaccine, a huge task but a sign of hope. The New York Times Britain's National Health Service delivered its first shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday, opening a mass vaccination campaign with little precedent in modern medicine and making Britons the first people in the world to receive a clinically ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid-19 vaccine: Allergy warning over new jab BBC News People with a history of significant allergic reactions should not have the new Covid jab, regulators say. It came after two NHS workers had allergic reactions on Tuesday. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said the advice ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver Vail Health Describes Preparations Of Taking In Some Of The First COVID Vaccines CBS Denver VAIL, Colo. (CBS4) – Vail Health has been identified as one of eight distribution sites for Colorado's first round of Pfizer vaccinations. On Tuesday, it took part in a unique exercise to demonstrate exactly how it plans to handle the precious cargo. (credit: CBS). Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News 81-year-old man named William Shakespeare is second person in the UK to receive COVID-19 vaccine CBS News Shakespeare, who hails from Warwickshire, the county where the famous English poet was born, got his shot at University Hospital Coventry. Shortly after receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, Shakespeare said it was "groundbreaking" for him to be getting ... Flag as irrelevant
	Entrepreneur Getting in Your Zone: 5 Ways Entrepreneurs Prime Their Mind and Body for Optimal Productivity Entrepreneur As entrepreneurs, we don't get to punch our time cards at 5:00 p.m. sharp. In reality, we are always on the clock thinking about our next pitch, marketing plan, or capital raise, sometimes during the most inopportune times. It's time to start realizing the value that ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report A Better, Safer Way to Rid Some Kids of Seizures? U.S. News & World Report TUESDAY, Dec. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Children with tough-to-treat epilepsy now have another choice to help them live a life free of seizures, a new study suggests. MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy, a minimally invasive procedure for kids ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News Philadelphia officials warn residents to "remain vigilant" as holidays approach CBS News Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and and Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley gave an a COVID-19 update Tuesday as Pennsylvania is seeing a spike in both reported coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. Officials discussed efforts to stem the surge of ... Flag as irrelevant
	WebMD AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Effective in Late Trials WebMD By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter. TUESDAY, Dec. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective, new data from late-stage trials shows. Overall, the vaccine protected against symptomatic disease in 70% of cases, ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News EXPLAINER: Final steps in US review of COVID-19 vaccine ABC News WASHINGTON -- Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is entering the final phase of review before the U.S. government decides whether to allow millions to get the shots. The Food and Drug Administration posted a positive review of the Pfizer vaccine on Tuesday and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Studies suggest AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective Washington Post New results on a possible COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca suggest it is safe and about 70% effective, but questions remain about how well it may help protect those over 55 — a key concern for a vaccine that health officials hope to ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe COVID vaccines could reach senior care sites this month, but daunting logistical challenges lie ahead The Boston Globe Nursing home residents and staff could start getting COVID-19 shots as soon as Christmas week, good news for a population that was ravaged by the pandemic last spring. But already administrators are wrestling with daunting logistical challenges as they try ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American New DIY Contact Tracing App Is Based on the Science of Memory Scientific American The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Imagine you begin to feel ill on Thursday, a few days after returning from a trip. You're afraid it's COVID-19, so you get tested on Friday. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times To Lose Weight With Exercise, Aim for 300 Minutes a Week The New York Times Can exercise help us shed pounds? An interesting new study involving overweight men and women found that working out can help us lose weight, in part by remodeling appetite hormones. But to benefit, the study suggests, we most likely have to exercise a ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Blunders Eroded US Confidence in Early Vaccine Front-Runner The New York Times On the afternoon of Sept. 8, AstraZeneca officials had a conference call with the Food and Drug Administration. The discussion covered important ground: What would AstraZeneca need to do to win the F.D.A.'s blessing for the coronavirus vaccine it was ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report US Virus Deaths Hit Record Levels With the Holidays Ahead U.S. News & World Report By LISA MARIE PANE and RACHEL LA CORTE, Associated Press. Deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to more than 2,200 a day on average, matching the frightening peak reached last April, and cases per day have eclipsed 200,000 on average ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Is Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine administered in UK safe? Fox News As the U.K. National Health Service staff administers coronavirus vaccines to its first wave of recipients on Tuesday morning, much of the world stands by questioning its safety. The nation's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency previously ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS Denver COVID In Colorado: Research Shows Many Minorities Are Hesitant of Coronavirus Vaccine CBS Denver DENVER (CBS4) – People around the world saw light at the end of the coronavirus pandemic tunnel Tuesday, after a woman in the United Kingdom received the first vaccination for COVID-19. Americans could start receiving the coronavirus vaccine later this ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Many Black Americans don't trust a COVID-19 vaccine. It's important to understand why‌ Today.com Black Americans are more likely than whites to distrust the COVID-19 vaccine. Black medical professionals are fighting this mentality with data and empathy. Only 14% of Black Americans "mostly or completely trust" a COVID-19 vaccine will be safe, according ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News UK investigates possible allergic reactions to COVID-19 shot ABC News U.K. regulators say people who have a "significant history'' of allergic reactions shouldn't receive the new Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine while they investigate two adverse reactions that occurred on the first day of the country's mass vaccination program. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times 18 Days After Giving Birth, Woman Dies From Covid-19 The New York Times Erika Becerra, 33, was intubated almost immediately after she gave birth to her first son, Diego. Her brother said she never got to hold the boy. Flag as irrelevant
	Orlando Sentinel Florida reports 96 coronavirus resident deaths, 7985 new cases Orlando Sentinel We have lifted the paywall on this story. To support essential reporting, please consider becoming a subscriber. Florida's resident death toll from coronavirus rose to 19,378 with the addition of 96 more reported fatalities on Tuesday while also adding 7,985 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cancer Network ALVR109 Displays Antiviral Activity, Suggested to be Safe, Effective Treatment for COVID-19 Cancer Network Conference | ASH. Findings from a preclinical study suggested ALVR109 could be a safe and effective treatment for the coronavirus disease 2019. The effector profile of the SARS-CoV-2 virus–specific T-cell therapy, ALVR109, was polyclonal, polyfunctional, ... Flag as irrelevant
	KABC-TV Man named William Shakespeare is 2nd to receive COVID-19 vaccine in England KABC-TV LONDON -- To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? William Shakespeare himself is weighing in on that question - and choosing to vaccinate. The historic name was shared by the second man in Great Britain to receive Pfizer's approved COVID-19 vaccine on ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Elevated biomarker for blood vessel damage found in all children with SARS-CoV-2 Medical Xpress Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found elevated levels of a biomarker related to blood vessel damage in children with SARS-CoV-2 infection, even if the children had minimal or no symptoms of COVID-19. They also found that ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Biden's choice to run CDC is a respected specialist who is unafraid to speak her mind Washington Post Walensky, 51, heads the infectious-diseases department at Massachusetts General Hospital, one of the nation's storied medical centers, and is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. She has conducted pioneering research on HIV/AIDS, with an ... Flag as irrelevant
	Healio 'Diverse array' of heart, lung, kidney complications of COVID-19 Healio A large study of patients in the United States diagnosed with COVID-19 highlights a broad range of complications, according to new research. "The more common complications that we identified — including viral pneumonia, respiratory failure, acute kidney ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress Healthcare workers 7 times as likely to have severe COVID-19 as other workers Medical Xpress Healthcare workers are 7 times as likely to have severe COVID-19 infection as those with other types of 'non-essential' jobs, finds research focusing on the first UK-wide lockdown and published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine. Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Austin Outlines Revamped Coronavirus Quarantine Protocol Patch.com AUSTIN, TX — Austin Public Health has released updated guidance on quarantine protocols related to the coronavirus toward reflecting recent changes recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, officials said Tuesday. "While the ... Flag as irrelevant
	MedPage Today More Heart Damage than Expected with Cancer Checkpoint Inhibitors MedPage Today Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy for cancer was more cardiotoxic than previously reported, according to a large cohort study from Denmark. Within 1 year after first ICI administration, the absolute risk of cardiac events (i.e., arrhythmia, pericarditis or ... Flag as irrelevant
	WBAL Baltimore Officials aiming to have COVID-19 vaccine administered within 96 hours of authorization WBAL Baltimore COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed to vulnerable populations within days of an emergency use authorization (EUA), an official said, as the U.S .wrestles with an all-time high of daily new cases. "We will start to have shots in arms within 96 hours of EUA," ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Southern California Riverside County Reports Record Number of New COVID Cases, Citing Testing Backlog NBC Southern California Bianco said Friday that he has no intention of dedicating deputies to enforce the regional stay-at-home order, denouncing the governor's "dictatorial attitude'' and calling the order "flat out ridiculous.'' ... Flag as irrelevant
	Minneapolis Star Tribune Minnesota could receive its first doses of COVID-19 vaccine next week Minneapolis Star Tribune Shipments of the first COVID-19 vaccine could arrive in Minnesota next week, and by year's end, the state expects to receive 183,400 doses. The arrival of the vaccine holds the promise of reshaping the pandemic, but the highly infectious virus is likely to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Atlanta Journal Constitution Mayo Clinic's top 7 myths about COVID-19 Atlanta Journal Constitution Dear Mayo Clinic: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, I am hearing things about the virus and treatment options that seem to conflict with information I read early on. I'm not sure what information I can trust. Can you clear up some of the top myths regarding ... Flag as irrelevant
	Medical Xpress What scientists are learning about COVID-19 and the brain Medical Xpress We caught up with cell biologist Anne Bang, who recently teamed up with her husband to study how SARS-CoV-2 affects the brain. Brain fog. Memory loss. Dizziness and confusion. Although COVID-19 is primarily thought of as a lung disease, survivors ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC New York Early Research Shows a Possible Link Between COVID-19 and Erectile Dysfunction – Got Your Attention? NBC New York Although the CDC does not list impotence as a reported outcome of the disease, Dr. Dena Grayson noted experts are learning more and more about the disease and its aftermath as the number of infections grows. Flag as irrelevant
	Minneapolis Star Tribune What you need to know about Minnesota's COVID-19 vaccine plan Minneapolis Star Tribune The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines use messenger RNA to instruct cells to create a harmless piece of the virus that causes COVID-19. This piece of "spike protein" is a key feature of the virus (you've likely seen COVID-19 depicted as a spiky ball). Flag as irrelevant
	WBUR Poll: Most Mass. Residents Willing To Take Vaccine, But Trust Is Lower Among Black, Latino Communities WBUR A new poll finds that an overwhelming majority of Massachusetts residents are willing to take a COVID-19 vaccine, though when they might feel comfortable doing so varies across racial and socioeconomic demographics, raising further concerns about ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News Covid vaccine: What you need to know about vaccine safety BBC News In any conversation about vaccine safety, there is one statistic worth holding on to: one in 1,000. One in 1,000 people in the UK have already died after being infected with coronavirus during the pandemic. This is the known threat from the disease that any ... Flag as irrelevant
	Health.com Erectile Dysfunction Might Be a Complication of Having COVID-19—But Experts Aren't Exactly Sure Why Health.com There seems to be a link; here are possible reasons, according to doctors and researchers. By Claire Gillespie. December 08, 2020. Advertisement. Save Pin FB More. Tweet Email Send Text Message Print. Hand holding old purple eggplant as a symbol of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Wall Street Journal Covid-19 Vaccine Passports Could Help Life Return to Normal, but Experts Urge Caution The Wall Street Journal As the West's first authorized Covid-19 shots were administered in the U.K., an old ethical question in public health is gaining new relevance: Is there a case for issuing proof of immunity to people who have been inoculated? The idea is that individuals could ... Flag as irrelevant
	Scientific American The US Risks Locking In a Climate Health Crisis in Response to COVID Scientific American As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations hit record highs in the United States, and the threat of a double-dip economic recession looms, many are calling for continued and enhanced government stimulus. While it is paramount that policy makers do all they ... Flag as irrelevant
	PBS NewsHour Why health care providers think vaccinating 20 million by the end of the year may be unrealistic PBS NewsHour Hospitals across the United States are preparing for a COVID-19 vaccine distribution timeline that's well behind official government targets as they face ongoing confusion about the process for inoculating frontline employees. Leaders of Operation Warp ... Flag as irrelevant

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